State review · Data version 2026.10.19.5 · October 2026

Alaska

K-8 standards only

Alaska's Social Studies Standards adopted in December 2024 include personal finance content in kindergarten through grade 2, grades 3-5 and grade 6, and the standards leave decisions on how to meet them to districts and teachers. No K-8 statute or rule requiring financial education was found in the statutes searched.

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What the law says

Requirement coverage

Earliest grade covered: No requirement found
Grade range: No requirement found in the text checked

Describes the instruction requirement found in law, not the standards. It may reach at least one grade before ninth (the earliest grade is shown, and some start only in grade 6 or 7), no grade at all (not specified), or high school only. \u201cOffer courses\u201d means the law says districts must offer the courses or instruction, not that every student must receive it.

Grades K-8

Grades where K-8 content was confirmed: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Standards document: Alaska Social Studies Standards (Department of Education and Early Development) (2024)
Required by law: No
Delivery: Embedded in another subject
Assessed: Not determined
Funded: Not determined

Personal finance appears as part of the Economics strand (Anchor Standard 12, Decision-Making and Personal Finance, and Standard 13 on saving and interest) within social studies. The document states that decisions on how to meet the goals are left to districts and teachers. Grades 7-8 content was not found under the personal finance anchor in a text search of the document.

Grades 9-12

Graduation requirement: Not determined
Course length: Not stated
Effective date: Not stated

The state graduation regulation (4 AAC 06.075) could not be read without a bot challenge and is not relied on here. Bills proposing a half-credit program for grades 9-12 were introduced in the 34th Legislature (HB 90 and HB 339 text; the grade range of SB 22 was not confirmed).

What’s missing for K-8

State standards name personal-finance concepts at two or more K-8 grade levels, but the sources reviewed did not show a requirement to teach them.

Pending bills

HB 90 (34th Legislature (2025-2026)): Financial literacy program in schools (grades 9-12). Status: Referred to House Finance; last action listed on the bill page is heard and held on 5/15/2025.
SB 22 (34th Legislature (2025-2026)): Financial literacy program in schools. Status: Referred to Senate Finance; last action listed on the bill page is heard and held on 4/4/2025.
HB 339 (34th Legislature (2025-2026)): Personal finance program in schools (grades 9-12). Status: Introduced 2/23/2026 and referred to House Education; no later action listed.

How to read the status

Status key

Requirement before grade 9: A statute or rule requires financial education and reaches at least one grade before ninth. Some start only in grade 6 or 7; the earliest grade is shown with the label.
Requirement, grades not specified: A statute or rule says students shall receive financial-literacy instruction but names no grade, so it is not confirmed to reach K-8.
K-8 standards only: State standards name a personal-finance concept at two or more K-8 grade levels, but no requirement to teach it was found.
No K-8 personal-finance standards found: A high school requirement exists, but no requirement for any grade before ninth and no K-8 standards naming a personal-finance concept at two or more grade levels were found. This describes what was found, not proof that none exist.
Study or pilot only: A task force, study, pilot, or unfunded permission exists, without a requirement.
None found: No state-level requirement or standards were found. The searches run are recorded.
Under review: Not yet confirmed. Sources found so far are shown and no status is stated.
Research in progress: This state has not been researched yet.

Sources

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. Alaska Social Studies Standards, Adopted December 2024, Guiding Principle I. Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
“Economic standards should include opportunities to build on students’ personal financial literacy and provide them the skills and knowledge necessary to make informed decisions”
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. Alaska Social Studies Standards, Adopted December 2024, Grade 6, Theme 4, Economics Anchor Standard 12 (SS.6.4.12.2). Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
“SS.6.4.12.2 Devise a plan for making informed financial decisions.”
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. Alaska Social Studies Standards, Adopted December 2024, Grades K-2, Economics Anchor Standard 13 (SS.1.1.13.1). Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
“SS.1.1.13.1 Examine decisions that people make about spending and saving money.”
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. Alaska Social Studies Standards, Adopted December 2024, introductory text on use of the standards. Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
“Decisions on how best to help students meet these program goals are left to local school districts and teachers.”
Alaska State Legislature. HB 90 (34th Legislature), version A, proposed AS 14.30.850(a). Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
“district shall establish a literacy education program for students in grades nine through”
Alaska State Legislature. SB 22 (34th Legislature), bill detail page. Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
“An Act establishing a financial literacy education program for public schools; and providing for an effective date.”
Alaska State Legislature. HB 339 (34th Legislature), version A, proposed AS 14.30.850(a). Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
“shall establish a personal finance education program for students in grades nine”
Alaska State Legislature. 4 AAC 04.030 (Subjects; list of 12 areas, none is personal finance). Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-19.
“A goal of the state public school system is to provide a working knowledge of”
Alaska State Legislature. 4 AAC 04.140(a) (adopts 2024 social studies standards by reference). Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-19.
“The content standards for civics, economics, geography, history, and inquiry, as set out in the department's publication Alaska Social Studies Standards”
Alaska State Legislature. 4 AAC 06.075(b) (graduation: language arts, social studies, math, science, health/PE; no personal finance). Primary source. Retrieved 2026-10-19.
“Specific subject area units-of-credit requirements must be set out in each district plan”

Open items are being reviewed.

Statute search: text of AS 14.03 through the end of Title 14 on akleg.gov was searched for financial literacy terms and no K-8 or K-12 financial education requirement was found. The Alaska graduation regulation was not used as a source. The standards PDF is hosted on museums.state.ak.us and its cover identifies the Department of Education and Early Development; the State Board adoption record (December 2024 meeting) was not read. Personal finance in grades 3-5 (for example interest, SS.4.1.13.1) and grade 6 was seen in the document text; grades 7-8 do not appear under the personal finance anchor in a text search, which is why grades 7-8 are not listed. Bill statuses reflect the akleg.gov bill pages as read on 2026-10-15.

Suggested citation
CENTS. Alaska: K-8 financial education. State-by-state review, v2026.10.19.5, October 2026. https://www.centscampaign.org/states/ak